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From left to right: Satellite images of Earth from ATS-I in 1966, ATS-III in 1967, GOES-15 in 2010, and Suomi NPP in 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n

A milestone year for the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, 2015 marked our first half-century of research, discovery, and innovation. Since 1965, our scientists have striven to provide the people of Wisconsin \u2014 and around the globe \u2014 with the best information about the Earth and its atmosphere.<\/p>\n

As we look ahead to the scientific challenges and opportunities of 2016 and beyond, I invite you to reflect on this most recent chapter. Each story below provides a window into our continuing commitment to the advancement of science through collaborative research, education, and public engagement.<\/p>\n

Best wishes for a Happy New Year,<\/p>\n

Hank Revercomb,\u00a0<\/em>SSEC Director<\/em><\/p>\n

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1<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nProbSevere shows promise: NOAA, CIMSS statistical model highly regarded in test-runs<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed a promising new storm-prediction model that would provide a supplement to radar, historically the most widespread and effective weather-monitoring tool for mesoscale disturbances since World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
2<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nResearch-to-operations: NOAA, NASA, industry leaders partner with UW scientists to improve weather satellites<\/a><\/p>\n

University scientists are often on the cutting edge of scientific discovery. It\u2019s not unusual, then, for federal agencies or industry leaders to partner with them. Scientists at the UW-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) are preparing to make the most of the next generation of weather satellites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
3<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nOnline learning: UW MOOC \u2018Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region\u2019 launches 2\/23<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no place like home. And there\u2019s no place like it.\u201d\u00a0Steve Ackerman and Margaret Mooney are not talking about Dorothy\u2019s backyard in Kansas; they\u2019re talking about the Midwest\u2019s backyard: The Great Lakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
4<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nUW instrument provides first confirmation of increased greenhouse effect at Earth\u2019s surface<\/a><\/p>\n

Observations from the Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) \u2013 a ground-based, spectroscopic instrument designed at SSEC\u00a0\u2013 are central to a new study confirming the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) on the Earth\u2019s energy balance near the surface for the first time in a field experiment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
5<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nCause and effect: SSEC team studies rare type of snow in northern Michigan<\/a><\/p>\n

Weather and climate field experiments can often fling the scientists who conduct them to the far corners of the Earth \u2014 from Iceland to the Ross Ice Shelf. Sometimes the best places to study these phenomena are much closer to home. However, using satellites to study lake-effect snow comes with its own set of challenges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
6<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nNew CIMSS Tornado Model to simulate damages and losses<\/a><\/p>\n

Preparation, plain and simple, is the key to getting through severe weather events. Knowing what to do and when can make the difference in minimizing, and even preventing, property damage and fatalities.\u00a0Until recently, though, something had been missing: easy access to a publicly available tornado model.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
7<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nCIMSS scientists work to broaden direct-broadcast capabilities with CSPP Geo<\/a><\/p>\n

Since 2013, CIMSS\u00a0scientists have been working to further broaden direct broadcast\u00a0capabilities with the Community Satellite Processing Package for Geostationary Data (CSPP Geo), a data-processing package that facilitates the use of direct broadcast data from geostationary satellites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
8<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nLake Mendota buoy supports collaborative research and citizen science<\/a><\/p>\n

A quiet example of The Wisconsin Idea, the Lake Mendota buoy is outfitted with a suite of sensors that routinely and reliably transmit atmospheric and aquatic conditions. The data are used by scientists and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators around the world. It’s also in high demand by local boating enthusiasts, fishermen, rescue and weather agencies, and citizen scientists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
9<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nThrough the Atmosphere: Special 50th anniversary issue<\/a><\/p>\n

This year marks the 50th anniversary of SSEC\u00a0and 100 years since the birth of its founder, Verner E. Suomi. In recognition, our summer issue of Through the Atmosphere celebrates the pioneering accomplishments of SSEC during its first 50 years and looks ahead to\u00a0the innovations of the future.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
10<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nSPARC-ing student interest in fieldwork<\/a><\/p>\n

A handful of University of Wisconsin-Madison students, through their involvement with SSEC, spent a week or more conducting fieldwork at the Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN) field campaign \u2013 gaining practical experience and embodying the university\u2019s mission to inspire and train future scientists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
11<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nTwo scientists, two shared perspectives on global cooperation <\/a><\/p>\n

They are two scientists with more than 60 years of experience between them in the world of space-based meteorological remote sensing systems. They have not only witnessed, but have advocated for and driven, many of the advances in imaging and sounding techniques so critical to the global observing system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
12<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nITSC-20: SSEC to host international conference steeped in history<\/a><\/p>\n

SSEC hosted the 20th International TOVS Study Conference (ITSC-20) from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2015, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA.\u00a0The official meeting of the International TOVS Working Group (ITWG), the conference has been held every 18-24 months since its inception in 1983, and hosted by nations all over the globe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A milestone year for the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, 2015 marked our first half-century of research, discovery, and innovation. As we look ahead to the next 50 years and beyond, we invite you to reflect on this most recent chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-8305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","category-news-articles","tag-cimss"],"acf":{"short_title":"Highlights from 2015","ssec_home_page_carousel_image":false,"sub_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8305"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11785,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305\/revisions\/11785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}